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In 1999, Septime Webre, a Cuban-American, joined The Washington Ballet as the artistic director.Works created for the Washington Ballet by Webre include Juanita y Alicia (2000), Carmen (2001), Journey Home (2002), Cinderella (2003), Oui/Non (2006), and State of Wonder (2006), as well as Carmina Burana, Fluctuating Hemlines, Where the Wild Things Are, and Peter Pan.
The Sun Also Rises or Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises is a 2013 ballet adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises that was premiered by The Washington Ballet at The Kennedy Center under Artistic Director Septime Webre, [1] whose parents had known Hemingway. [2] It is the first version of this work en pointe. [3]
TWB@THEARC offers a pre-professional ballet program for children ages five through 18 as well as the adult program with classes in modern, hip hop, Pilates, and African dance. Students enrolled in the program receive additional opportunities such as performing in The Nutcracker featuring The Washington Ballet.
Michael Pastreich (born July 14, 1966) is an American performing arts executive. He became the executive director of the Washington Ballet in May 2019. [1] [2] He has been the longest serving president & CEO of The Florida Orchestra, [3] and served for 11 years from the 40th anniversary of the orchestra in 2007 [4] till 2018.
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The National Ballet of Washington, D.C. was an American national ballet company founded in 1962 by Jean Riddell, [1] [2] granddaughter of the founder of PET Evaporated Milk and artistic director Frederic Franklin, [3] with financial support from the Ford Foundation. [4] Its studios were located at 2801 Connecticut Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C ...
Mary Henry Day was born on January 25, 1910, in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Foggy Bottom. She began studying ballet when she was eleven years old. At fifteen she began studying ballet with Lisa Gardiner at the King Smith School. [1] Day then moved to England where she studied at the Royal Academy of Dance. After she graduated, she returned ...
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